Bill Connacher

Graduate student scientist, lover, son, brother, friend, "neighbor" (in the Rogers sense), human. Trying to get better at everything

[Bill Connacher @Bill_JMC]

@kevinnbass @tkelce I’m not up on the research here, but isn’t there also significant risk from contracting COVID short of death? At least as much as the side effects from any vaccines?

[Cornel West @CornelWest]

In Solidarity with The UAW!!
#UAWSolidarity

[Bill Connacher @Bill_JMC]

@RepCasar @USProgressives How are you gonna do that?

[Bill Connacher @Bill_JMC]

@kevinnbass Wouldn’t it be nice if there were at least one more option?!

[Team Katie @TeamKatiePorter]

For years I’ve called out tax prep companies for scamming taxpayers. Now, it appears these companies may have illegally shared private taxpayer data with Big Tech. I’m working with Senate colleagues to investigate this reckless abuse of Americans’ personal information.

[Bill Connacher @Bill_JMC]

I just emailed my rep. It really does make an impact.

[Fossil Free California @FossilFreeCA]

Wildfires. Smoke. Toxic air.
Taking action on climate has never been more urgent.

Let’s pass California #SB252, and divest
over $14 BILLION of our public money from fossil fuels. In 2023.

Contact your Assembly rep today:
https://t.co/8oJBGjJCQ6
https://t.co/tMWrOt36Md
#Divest

[Ben Norton @BenjaminNorton]

This neocon war hawk Josh Rogin - who acts like a petulant child when he is politely corrected by Chinese Twitter users - gets paid six figures to vomit out anti-China propaganda in his columns at the Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post

The US corporate media class is beyond parody

[Bill Connacher @Bill_JMC]

@_Zeets Most people would agree (I think), but this statement is vague. The disagreements surfaced when you have to give specific examples.

[Bill Connacher @Bill_JMC]

@kevinnbass thoughts?

[c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance]

In 2018, "Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma when jumping from aircraft: randomized controlled trial" was published in the British Medical Journal.

It sought to determine if wearing a parachute when jumping from a plane had any impact on survivability.

It did not.

[UAW 4811 @uaw_4811]

Why has @UCprezdrake failed to issue any directives or guidance about implementing our new contracts? Academic workers and CA legislators demand to know why campus leaders are threatening cutbacks and the President denies any knowledge of what’s going on.

[Harriet Carroll: Long Covid Scientific Consultancy @angryhacademic]

One of the most harmful scientific narratives is that null/negative findings do not advance knowledge

This is the opposite of truth

Science is a method, not an answer, yet note how the rejection cites nothing on the methodological quality

#openscience #AcademicTwitter

[Committee on Education & Workforce Democrats @EdWorkforceDems]

We won't stop seeing these types of headlines until Congress updates the law to protect workers who are organizing for better working conditions.

It's time for real consequences for employers who violate workers' rights.https://t.co/cqFIUoCrcV

[Alec Stapp @AlecStapp]

Love to see it:

Republicans and Democrats agreeing that we need to reform environmental procedure laws (NEPA) to build transmission lines faster and mine more critical minerals like lithium.

[Bill Connacher @Bill_JMC]

@kevinnbass This and many other areas where we want to see things more clearly—I’ve been thinking about applying cognitive empathy (@robertwrighter) but it’s a skill that has to be learned (or more importantly, taught) throughout a society. I don’t see an easy fix.

[UAW 4811 @uaw_4811]

Yesterday, our union (along with @UAW5810) sent a letter to @UCPrezDrake in response to reports that @UofCalifornia is planning to increase class sizes, eliminate TA sections, shrink research groups, and reduce graduate enrollment to offset the new raises in our contract.

[Alex @tahinisauce_]

Sorrento Valley Road, just steps away from a coaster station and a critical connection in the area’s bike network, has no sidewalk, an unprotected bike lane, and 5 lanes that are barely used

[Bill Connacher @Bill_JMC]

@kevinnbass There are some ongoing projects on this topic through AAAS, but agreed that it’s currently an urgent need